QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-7069

Essay:

Tree and Leaf
1995
Barbara Lydecker Crane
Lexington, Massachusetts
47 1/2"w x 62"h
Hand & machine pieced; hand appliqué; embroidered; hand & machine quilted
Cotton fabrics, some hand painted by the artist; cotton batting

The maker describes this work as follows:
A large leaf falls like a reverse shadow from a small poplar tree on the horizon, buffeted by a windy sky. The leaf is shaped like its tree. The green veins in the leaf flow from the turquoise rivers of the landscape around it. In these ways, I hope to connote the interconnectedness of the environment, as well as to suggest the withstanding of adversity.
Gift of Barbara Lydecker Crane, 2006.03

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5515

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2006.03

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

47.5

Length:

62

Quilt's title:

Tree & Leaf

Quilt top made by:

Crane, Barbara Lydecker

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Boston

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1948

Occupation:

graphic designer

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from maker Barbara L Crane

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1995

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

hand painted by quiltmaker, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

original design

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Color of thread used in the quilting:

different colored threads

Number of borders:

2

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, plain weave, print, 1] 3/8"/2] -2.75" pieced

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

plaid same as backing

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Green

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Barbara Lydecker Crane '95

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

'95

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Embroidery

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Cross Stitch

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Original

Details

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Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1995

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum